MOBILE, Alabama -- A woman walked in on a burglary at her home on Hilltop Avenue in Satsuma Thursday and convinced the suspect to return her property before police arrived.

The suspect was later identified as Morris Wendell Bettis.

According to the police report, the woman returned home just before noon to discover Bettis burglarizing her home.

After the woman contacted Satsuma police, she remained on the line while confronting Bettis, who attempted to leave the residence with jewelry and a fur coat.

Bettis begged the woman not to call the police while the woman took back the items stolen from her.

Bettis then ran to the vehicle he had parked down the street and fled the scene.

The woman provided police with the suspect's description and vehicle tag number, and Bettis was arrested a short time later. He is being held in Mobile Metro Jail where he is charged with third degree burglary.